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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-24 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-24 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, direct via KE6JPM Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-02-25 19:53:08 UTC 58 deg Watch for live videostream at http://afterschoolplayground.com/ (***) Streaming will start at 19:30 UTC (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 09:42:30 UTC 71 deg Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via W1TMS Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 15:53:44 UTC 51 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-24 07:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-23 00:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 23 Feb '13

23 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA on 25 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:53 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KE6JPM. The contact should be audible over California and portions of the western U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Soleado Elementary School's mission is to educate each and every one of its students to their fullest potential while cultivating a lifelong love of learning. Named for its beautiful location in the hills of Rancho Palos Verdes, our school is proud of its rich cultural background, academic achievement, and involvement in extra-curricular activities. Our mascot, a rosy-cheeked sun, is an exceptionally fitting characterization of our school, which wraps our students in the arms of a caring and supportive community that nurtures development of the whole child. Founded in 1968, even Soleado's physical design embodies community and cooperation, with each core educational building housing five classrooms with one wall "open" to a shared "big room" in the center. The open classroom environment facilitates daily teacher collaboration and student interaction within and among grade levels, while "big rooms" allow for large group activities and foster a positive feeling of family among our students and staff. In addition to our strong sense of community and our open classroom model, another distinguishing characteristic of our school is its cultural and linguistic diversity. With 420 "Soleado Suns" this year in grades DK through 5, our student body encompasses families who come directly from 30 different countries speaking 21 languages. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What are your goals as an astronaut in making the world a better place? 2. What are the biggest advancements you have seen with the space program, since having landed on the ISS? 3. Who were your mentors and role models in becoming an astronaut? 4. How does seeing the Earth from space make you feel about the future of our planet? 5. What do you hope people here on Earth will learn about what you're doing on the ISS right now? 6. What do you see as the biggest benefit to mankind as a result of the development of the ISS? 7. What is the most challenging work you have done on the ISS? 8. What benefits do you consider in working with people from other parts of the world? 9. How do you cope with the sense of weightlessness which you experience? 10. What subjects in school did you need to know the most about to be an astronaut? 11. What skills do you think are important for an astronaut to have, besides being a good student? 12. How well and how long are you able to sleep without gravity, seeing the sun rise and set so often? 13. What is the longest amount of time you could survive on the ISS without returning to Earth? 14. Do you think average people will be able to travel and live at the ISS in my lifetime? 15. When did you first realize you wanted to be an astronaut? 16. What do you miss most from Earth while on the ISS? 17. What is the strangest or most amazing thing you have seen while in space? 18. What is your biggest fear living on the ISS? 19. Are you able to "go green" and recycle or reuse things in space, as you do on Earth? If so, what types of things do you do? 20. What has been the most surprising or exciting thing you have discovered since arriving on the ISS? 21. How often do you get to communicate with your family while you are away? 22. Do you have more or less energy in space than you did on Earth? 23. How many people do you anticipate the ISS being able to support in the future, as astronauts or as average Americans? 24. Does the ISS have bacteria in it? If so what is it, and how does it grow in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be obtained by subscribing to the SAREX maillist. To subscribe, go to http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/ and choose "How to Subscribe". Next planned event(s): 1. 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS Thu, 28Feb2013, 09:42 UTC 2. Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via W1TMS Thu, 28Feb2013 15:53 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-23 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Feb '13

23 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-23 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Fri 2013-02-22 19:36:48 UTC 35 deg (***) Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, direct via KE6JPM Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-02-25 19:53:08 UTC 58 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 09:42:30 UTC 71 deg Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via W1TMS Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 15:53:44 UTC 51 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-23 00:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-23 00:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-21 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Feb '13

21 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-21 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-22 19:36:48 UTC 35 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, direct via KE6JPM Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-02-25 19:53:08 UTC 58 deg 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 09:42:30 UTC 71 deg (***) Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via W1TMS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 15:53:44 UTC 51 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-21 21:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-13 21:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-21 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Feb '13

21 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-21 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-22 19:36:48 UTC 35 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, direct via KE6JPM Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-02-25 19:53:08 UTC 58 deg Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via W1TMS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 15:53:44 UTC 51 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-21 00:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-13 21:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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(no subject)
by John Spasojevich 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada on Friday February 22nd. AOS is scheduled to begin at approximately 1936 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a tele-bridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The event is being hosted at Uplands Elementary, a school located in Penticton. Lisa Edwards, Principal, believes that students can “SOAR with a view to excellence” in the right environment. There have been a team of people in the community whose goal is to make the Ham Radio contact with you a part of a wider educational experience that will inspire students & educators to continue to explore STEM & space exploration for years to come. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John – AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-19 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-19 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-02-19 14:06:47 UTC 25 deg Contact failed. ARISS is investigating as to what happened. It appears that there may have been a frequency coordination issue. (***) Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-22 19:36:48 UTC 35 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Soleado Elementary School, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, direct via KE6JPM (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-02-25 19:53:08 UTC 58 deg (***) Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy, Avon, CT, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-02-28 15:53:44 UTC 51 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-19 17:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-13 21:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Feb '13

19 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada on 22 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:36 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. You will be talking to students (K-6) throughout the South Okanagan & Similkameen Valleys in beautiful BC. We have students & home school students from Penticton, West Bench, Oliver & Keremeos. The event is being hosted at Uplands Elementary, a school located in Penticton. Lisa Edwards, Principal, believes that students can "SOAR with a view to excellence" in the right environment. There have been a team of people in the community whose goal is to make the Ham Radio contact with you a part of a wider educational experience that will inspire students & educators to continue to explore STEM & space exploration for years to come. Thank you for your time and inspiration Chris!!! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long have you been a Ham Radio operator and how did you get started? 2. I've heard that you're collecting specimens of dark matter? What are you looking for? 3. How did you get chosen for this mission? 4. Do you ever forget how to do things when you come back to earth? 5. What type of hospital is set up on the ISS and how would you deal with someone who got seriously hurt or ill? 6. When you play the guitar does the weightless environment change the sound? 7. What is the most beautiful or interesting part of the world (to view) from space? 8. I'm wondering if you have ever failed at a mission? 9. How is Oxygen made on the ISS and how do you get rid of Carbon Dioxide to make the air safe? 10. Do you miss not hearing the birds sing? 11. Do you sleep well on the space station? 12. What would you do if there were a fire on the Space Station? 13. How do you avoid asteroids? 14. Do the windows freeze up? 15. How do you measure your time? Do you keep to a 24 hour day? 16. How do you access the Internet on the ISS? 17. What have been the most exciting experiments you have done? 18. Who decides which missions happen and how do they choose? 19. When you looked out the window at Earth for the first time how did you feel? 20. How do you get fresh air in space? 21. Why is the International Space Station in space? 22. How did you feel when you went outside the ISS for the first time in a space suit and what in your space walk was most surprising? 23. Is there any space matter that attaches itself to the ISS that has to be scraped off? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-18 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-18 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece, direct via J41ISS Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-02-19 14:06:47 UTC 25 deg (***) Note change of contact time. (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-22 19:36:48 UTC 35 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-18 06:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 793. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 776. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-13 21:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari, Greece
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari, Greece on 19 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:30 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and J41ISS. The contact should be audible over Greece and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Our school is located in Chaidari, a suburb in the north-west of Athens. It was constructed in 1978, but it is now being renovated so as to be more energy efficient. It is a two-storey building with 16 classrooms, a Head office and a stuff room. It serves 256 pupils, aged between 6 and 12 years old, from 1st Grade through 6th Grade. It is stuffed by a headmistress and 24 teachers, 12 of whom teach all subjects required in the curriculum (that is: Greek Language, Mathematics, Geography, History, Science, Religious Education) plus two Physical Education teachers, a Music lessons teacher, two English language teachers, a French language teacher, a German language teacher, a teacher of Art, a teacher for Theatre, an Information & Technology teacher and a teacher responsible for the afternoon zone study. There is also a teacher who helps those pupils with special educational problems. The official lessons are in the morning (Monday - Friday) start at 8:10a.m. and finish at 2:00p.m. All pupils attend morning lessons, but those pupils whose both parents work, stay on at school and they study and prepare their homework for the next day starting at 12:30 p.m. and finish at 4:15p.m. Our school has constantly been taking part in various projects such as Environmental projects, Health projects, Music and Sports events and any activity that stimulates and advances the students mentally or physically. Our students have won a lot of prizes and awards, too. Two years ago our school participated in "Comenius", a European program in collaboration with other European schools from France, Spain, Norway, Italy, etc. The project was "Parks and Gardens of our Cities" and all the students were very keen on working on it, producing excellent results. Some links regarding the school activities: 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RFJbw5NeAc 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wex58De7kMA 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7QZs4-zFE8 4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9hxZLKH15M 5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAewi_1awx0 6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldcvTUDDePs 7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CscFplkMNY Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you eat or drink while in space? 2. How long can you travel nonstop? 3. What do you do in case of emergency? 4. How do you bathe and use the toilet? 5. How and where do you sleep? 6. Are long duration space flights lonely? 7. Do you contact your family? 8. If you get ill while in spaceship, what do you do? Is there a doctor? 9. How long does it take the spaceship to come down on Earth? 10. What is the purpose of your experiments as far as mankind is concerned? Will they ever help people? 11. Why did you become an astronaut? 12. How do you feel the moment you are taking off? 13. Why is so much money spent on space traveling? 14. Do you do physical exercises so as to keep fit? Do you follow a special programme? 15. Will you ever travel outside our solar system? 16. Will spaceships or other vessels ever travel at the speed of light? 17. Have you detected any life existence there? 18. Is space travel dangerous? 19. Are stars dangerous? 20. Have you grown any plants in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Uplands Elementary School, Penticton, BC, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD Fri, 22Feb2013, 19:36 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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